Atticus
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It would sweet if University District, with a bit higher density was taken and plunked down at Westbrook.
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Silence&Motion
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Let's hope the City (or maybe even Truman if they are feeling generous) pays to complete the streetscape for 33rd in front of that existing building. It is terrible right now, often actually being used as a front parking lot
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Ugghh... it has been a while since I looked closely at this building. It has not aged well. Let's hope whoever owns it gets shamed into cleaning it up a bit when Truman builds.
When I first saw this, I thought it was an old 1960s apartment that got reclad. I can't believe it was built in 2017!!
One thing the renderings for West33 do not show are the wooden electrical polls smack in the middle of the sidewalk. I'm guessing that this development won't result in those wires getting buried.
Zoom
Active Member
It would be so nice if they could get rid of the poles. I wish the city would work out a plan with developers where they split the cost of burying the poles, kind of like a local improvement tax. The city pays for the pole buried up front, and then 50% of the cost is put to the property taxes over a 5 or 10 year period.
Habanero
Active Member
I like that idea of using an improvement tax to bury telephone poles. It doesn’t have to be done everywhere in the city, but it would be great for high profile areas.
Calgcouver
Active Member
What you're describing is used all the time in the lower mainland. In Calgary, we bundle everything in our OSLs (Offsite Levy's), but particularly in Vancouver they use DCCs (Development Cost Charges) as the same thing as our OSLs but also have more direct, community level charges for these types of improvements called CACs (Community Amenity Contributions). It is really that Alberta just has a less organized and ham-handed approach to development cost charges and associated improvements than BC.
MichaelS
Senior Member
The land use for both of these buildings go to CPC next week:
South (larger) one: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175566
DP Summary: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175569
North (smaller) one: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175573
DP Summary: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175576
One item of note, when looking at the DP plans for the smaller north building, is there is no retail at grade. Just residential. Still looks great though.
South (larger) one: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175566
DP Summary: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175569
North (smaller) one: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175573
DP Summary: https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=175576
One item of note, when looking at the DP plans for the smaller north building, is there is no retail at grade. Just residential. Still looks great though.
MichaelS
Senior Member
Just a procedural update, this was deferred at last week's CPC, is now going next week.
Disraeli
Active Member
Truman showing Matco how it's done
Urban Outdoorsman
Active Member
I saw what looked like a driller on site this morning. So hopefully that means this will be starting up shortly!
1875
Senior Member
what a game changer for that area. such a dump right now.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Would that be for the north or the south phase?
Urban Outdoorsman
Active Member
South, but the north parcel has been cleared and I think I saw a truck parked on it
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Wicked! Great news all around.
1875
Senior Member
Alex_YYC
Senior Member
Unfortunately about the same as it was in September.
